On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 15:57:55 +0100, Helix staggered into the Black Sun
and said:
> I'd like to remove the X cursor because I use a touchscreen. How is
> it possible ?

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>> I'd like to remove the X cursor because I use a touchscreen. How is
>> it possible ?
>
> http://groups.google.com/advanced_group_search , paste
> slrncpkrdh.90h.danSPANceswitTRAPhcro...202.dyndns.org into
> the "find messages with this Message-ID" box, press "Search". Read the
> message and the thread it's part of. If the proposed solution works,
> post to Usenet and describe how you got it to work and any changes you
> had to make to get it to work.

Hi

I tried
# unclutter
and
# unclutter -grab
but nothig happens.
Does anybody tested it before ?
TIA

> I tried
> # unclutter
> and
> # unclutter -grab

Sorry, it works only if my cursor is into a window, if I am on the 'desktop'
the cursor remain always visible.
Thank you

../helix

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On 2004-12-16, Helix wrote:
> Hello
> I'd like to remove the X cursor because I use a touchscreen.
> How is it possible ?

Create a file, "empty.xbm", containing the following:

#define empty_width 1
#define empty_height 1
#define empty_x_hot 0
#define empty_y_hot 0
static char empty_bits[] = {
0x00, };

Then run "xsetroot -cursor empty.xbm empty.xbm".

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Best of luck,
Mark Schreiber
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Helix wrote:
>>I tried
>># unclutter
>>and
>># unclutter -grab
>
>
> Sorry, it works only if my cursor is into a window, if I am on the 'desktop'
> the cursor remain always visible.
> Thank you
>
> ./helix
>
>
according to the man page you need to specify "unclutter -root" in order
to remove the cursor "even if it is on the root background..". It works
fine here. Maybe you're running a different version..? The one that
doesn't come with a man page possibly..??